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127 – Testing numbers (e.g. 12722123 reads your number from a Telstra line, 12723123 reads your number for an Optus line) (length varies), dial 12722199 then hang up and the call is returned by the exchange (used to test handset functionality)
Telstra Tower has become one of the most symbolic landmarks in Canberra and a major tourist attraction, with an estimated 430,000 visitors each year by 2017. [10] In 1989 the World Federation of Great Towers invited the tower to join such distinguished monuments as the CN Tower in Toronto , Blackpool Tower in England and the Empire State ...
In March 2014, Telstra sold 70% of the Sensis business to American private equity firm Platinum Equity for $454 million. As a part of the deal Sensis would continue producing and distributing the White Pages directory as required under Telstra's carrier licence. The sale saw Sensis depart Telstra management and begin to operate as a separate ...
In early 2011, Telstra successfully extended its market share lead by discounting its mobile phone products. [ 229 ] By 2020, Telstra's revenue was $26.2 billion, [ 230 ] Optus' was $9.0 billion, [ 231 ] and TPG Telecom's was $4.4 billion.
Operated by Telstra and overseen by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), [3] it is intended only for use in life-threatening or time-critical emergencies. [1] When called on a mobile or satellite phone, the international standard emergency telephone number 112 will be redirected to Triple Zero
In 2008 management of the Trading Post was transferred to Telstra. In 2009 the printed Trading Post was shut down. Sensis is responsible for Telstra's telephone directory assistance call centers – including 1223 ("Telstra Directory Assistance"), 12456 ("Call Connect"), 1225 ("International Directories") and 1234 ("1234" information service). [2]
An old bakelite ash tray showing an example of a single digit phone number used in the early days of telecommunication. On 12 July 1906 the first Australian wireless overseas messages were sent between Point Lonsdale, Victoria and Devonport, Tasmania. [3] Australia and New Zealand ratified the 1906 Berlin Radio-telegraph Convention in 1907.
Manual telephone, c. 1950. The phone and lines remained the property of the PMG. The Postmaster-General's Department (PMG) was a department of the Australian federal government, established at Federation in 1901, whose responsibilities included the provision of postal and telegraphic services throughout Australia.